Student activities outside the classroom are an important part of the Burr and Burton experience and there are a variety of ways students can pursue their interests. Among the options are fifteen varsity sports, musical and dramatic presentations, student government, and leadership and service opportunities.

The Student Council provides opportunities for leadership and the exercise of decision-making skills. The council also coordinates a number of student social events. The Senior Leaders program gives selected students the chance to develop leadership and team-building skills in activities that strengthen the school's sense of community. The Green Mountain Teen Institute offers students the chance to get together with students from all over the state to discuss issues of importance to young people.

After class activities include a variety of physical, intellectual and artistic pursuits. Students can join clubs devoted to pumping iron, contacting other countries by ham radio, riding mountain bikes through rough terrain, a capella singing group, or mastering the skills of theatrical lighting and sound technology. There are also many ways to take advantage of the school's unique Vermont setting including ski clubs, climbing clubs, and the Outing Club.

Students with literary tastes may join the staff of the yearbook, the Burtonian, the student newspaper, the Bell Tower, or Between Ranges, the annual literary and arts magazine. All activities receive the support of a faculty member who serves as the activity's coordinator. Students are also encouraged to start their own group or club devoted to an interest they may share with their fellow students.



Senior Leaders spent a weekend hiking in the Adirondacks with the Headmaster.

Clubs

After-school clubs and activities offer students the chance to become involved in extracurricular life and to broaden their high-school experience. They offer an excellent opportunity to gain exposure to a variety of new activities. Friendships are formed, interests are developed, and student life is enhanced through involvement in clubs and activities. Twenty-two after-school clubs and activities are currently available to Burr and Burton students.

Some of the clubs available to students are listed below:

A cappella Club
Amnesty International
Astronomy Club
BBA Iron
Board Games Club
Bulldog Activity Committee
Cartoonist Club
Chess Club
Climbing Club
Close-Up
Community Service Club
Cultural Arts Club
Dance Club
Environmental Action Club
Equestrian Club
Extreme Knitting
Game Club
Gay / Straight Alliance
German Club
Green Mountain Teen Institute
Guitar Club
Haiti Plunge Program
Ham Radio Club
Journalism Club
Junior Instructional Ski Program (JISP)
Math Club
Model U.N.
Mountain Biking Club
Multi-Cultural Club
National Honor Society
Performance Light and Sound
Ping Pong Club
Poetry Slam
Rock Climbing Club
Scholars Bowl
Ski Club
Stock Market Club
Writers' Forum

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